Author contribution
GF conceptualized, designed and coordinated the study and drafted the
original manuscript. GF and ÉSz coordinated the citizen science project,
morphologically identified ticks. ÉSz designed and managed the project
websitehttps://www.kullancsfigyelo.hu/.
GET, ZSL, ZSV performed laboratory work and sequencing. BZ, GK performed
phylogenetic analysis. ZSL did data visualization. GK supervised the
molecular and sequencing works. GET and GK edited and reviewed the
manuscript and carried out data analysis. All authors read and approved
the final manuscript.